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Tatler Asia
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Tatler Asia
The best restaurants in Singapore with spring menus that boast the season's ingredients
Hamamoto Above The opening appetisers serve as an overture to spring (Photo: Hamamoto) Having forged friendships with some of the best producers in Japan who now supply the restaurant, Hamamoto pledges to introduce every ingredient at their peak to diners, supplementing his seasonal cooking ethos. This spring, appetisers serve as an overture to spring: fat hamaguri (hard clam) and fresh broad beans hide beneath the chilling embrace of hiyashi chawanmushi; delicate shirauo (ice fish) flirt with briny seaweed; and a sweet-savoury medley of braised baby octopus, sea bream roe and daikon. Expect hotaru-ika (firefly squid), tairagai (pen clam), and the showstopping kegani hairy crab from southern Hokkaido to follow. For sweets, sink your teeth into sakura mochi paired with sakura ice cream, or a refreshing Miyazaki mango kakigori. In case you missed it: Review: Spring at Hamamoto is a cerebral masterclass in haute Japanese cuisine Hamamoto 58 Tras Street, S(078997) Butcher's Block Above Murray cod with a turmeric-accented mousseline (Photo: Butcher's Block) A vivid tapestry of Hawaii in spring is chef de cuisine Jordan Keao's interpretation of the season's blooming transformations. Start with new snacks of grilled lacto-fermented asparagus rosti, and an abstract taramasalata, made from smoked ahi tuna collar pate, piped into a laksa leaf-scented soufflé pillow. Mains of flame kissed Murray cod steals the limelight when paired with a turmeric-accented mousseline made using the trimming and collar of the same fish. Charred kale and luxurious bottarga cream assist the finish over the decadence of Koshihikari rice risotto. Esora Above Experience the best of sansai, highly-prized mountain vegetables of spring (Photo: Esora) Now is the time for shun , that instance where ingredients have reached their full seasonal potential. At Esora, chef Takeshi Araki transforms spring's blessings into purifying creations. Sansai, or highly-prized mountain vegetables, present a compelling, complex bitterness on the palate; see them in dishes such as the kombu-cured, bincho-grilled Wagyu, which is accompanied by mountain asparagus and mountain garlic. The Esora signature monaka is updated with a trio of Japanese citrus, featuring Dekopon and Hassaku oranges, and pink grapefruit. Expect sweet endings of sakura flower ice cream bejewelled with adzuki beans, deep-fried buckwheat, and a sakura leaf, followed by a delicate warabi mochi with Japanese black sugar syrup. Esora 15 Mohamed Sultan Road, S(238964) Ami Patisserie Past the shoji paper screen panels, in the coveted nine-seater dining theatre, chef-owner Makoto Arami switches his Chef's Table Discovery Experience into spring mode. Expect the same care and precision towards European-inspired pastry creations crafted with seasonal Japanese ingredients over six intricate courses. The sweet and savoury ballad will include Hokkaido crab tartlet flavoured with hotate kombujime , fromage blanc cream, and crisp Aomori green apple; an earthly medley of asparagus and shiitake with Parma ham and walnut oil; and a refreshingly complex citrus expression, featuring fresh Setoka orange, Hassaku orange, and Tokushima-grown kumquat. To finish, it is served over gin gelée and mandarin orange granita. Read more: Tatler Best 20 restaurants in Singapore for 2025 Shisen Hanten by Chen Kentaro Above Kentaro's crowd-pleasing mapo tofu with spring pea pods and rapeseed (Photo: Shisen Hanten by Chen Kentaro) Reborn with sleek new fittings, Shisen Hanten by Chen Kentaro once again presents Chuka Szechwan Ryori cuisine. Just in time for spring, Kentaro and his team showcase seasonal bounty such as the rare sakura shrimp, harvested only from Suruga Bay in Shizuoka in spring. These are incorporated into each delicately pleated xiao long baos; mullet roe, simply tossed with silky rice noodles, to accentuate its rich savoury expression; and pea pods and rapeseed, added into Kentaro's crowd-pleasing mapo tofu, for added freshness and texture. Closing off the sumptuous meal, a course of bright, blushed strawberries, crowned upon spiced jelly, delivers a rounding finish.
AsiaOne
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- AsiaOne
Here's where to treat mum this Mother's Day, Lifestyle News
The best gift for mum isn't a mug that says "Best Mum Ever" (although she'll use it forever). It's time. Yours, preferably spent eating something fabulous together. So whether your mum's a brunch-and-bubbles kind of girl or the elegant steak-and-quiet conversation type, here's where you might take her for that special meal to say thank you for putting up with you. Verandah Rooftop Rotisserie @ Momentus Hotel Alexandra Spoil Mum at this breezy rooftop spot with views from an infinity pool and a sensational menu. The Mother's Day Brunch Buffet on May 11 ($108 per adult) comes with a Premium Sea Treasures Platter laden with rock lobster, live mud crab, and king prawns slathered in golden pumpkin crab roe sauce. There's also everything from Balinese grilled cuttlefish to truffle rotisserie chicken at the live stations. For a hands-on experience, join the Pistachio Strawberry Tart Masterclass where you can make a dessert for mum with mum. Bonus: She gets a complimentary glass of bubbly. Butcher's Block [embed] Chef de Cuisine Jordan Keao's five-course Mother's Day Lunch menu ($138 per person) blends wood-fire cooking with his Hawaiian heritage. That translates to fresh-from-the-grill seafood and meat dishes like wagyu pipikaula — Blackmore rump and chuck roll cured in aged garlic shoyu before it is dry-aged for 25 days and served with beef fat fried rice. There's also Big Eye ahi tuna poke and succulent Little Joe tenderloin paired with English pea puree and chimichurri. Dessert is a twist on haupia, a coconut pudding with gula Melaka ice cream and fermented Ichigo strawberries. If you're dialling up the pampering, opt for the wine pairing ($98) and raise a toast to the most special lady in your life... even if, just for today, that's not your wife. The Masses [embed] Chef Dylan Ong's casual bistro has been serving easy-on-the-pocket Franco-Asian comfort food for years. For Mother's Day, he's running a Mum-dines-free promotion when you book the Farm-Style Communal Brunch for four adults ($68.80 per person). What's on the 10-dish sharing menu? Scrumptious dishes like hay-smoked hamachi crudo, crispy chicken leg, cold cuts, roasted veggies, a haricot vert salad, black truffle scrambled eggs, and his signature caviar sour cream dip with house-made chips, among other things. The Dining Room @ Sheraton Towers With a spread that includes lemak chilli api ribeye, dry-fried bak kut teh, curry chicken chee cheong fun, and Grandma's pandan kaya cake, Mum's response to The Dining Room's Mother's Day Lunch Buffet ($108 per adult) could go various ways. She might say, "What a great idea! I'm going to cook this next week" or compare the pandan cake to her mother's. Whichever way it goes, it's her day and the proper response would be an enthusiastic, loving smile. The spread is inspired by dishes cooked by the mothers and grandmothers of the culinary team members, so expect familiar flavours that will warm the heart. The Black Pearl [embed] This rooftop Chinese restaurant helmed by executive chef Dee Chan, formerly from Mott32, is the new darling of Chinese restaurants in Singapore. For Mother's Day, Chan has created a six-course modern Cantonese spread that starts with a trio of appetisers featuring baby abalone, black truffle crystal dumplings, and aged black vinegar jellyfish head with black and white fungus. Also expect a red grouper in a black garlic sauce, Iberico char siew, and longevity noodle soup with seafood. The Mother's Day Dinner menu ($128 per person) is available throughout May. Xiang Xiang Hunan Cuisine It feels like Hunan food is the latest "it" cuisine in town, and if Mum is a fan, then Mother's Day is an excuse to indulge her love of spice with new dishes at Xiang Xiang Hunan Cuisine. Head to the Parkway Parade outlet for new offerings like stir-fried spicy squid tentacles, sizzling pot chicken, and slow-braised luffa. Alas, Mum doesn't eat free or get a discount when you dine here on Mother's Day, but she does get a free tote featuring Xiang Xiang's adorable ambassador Xiang Du Du. Lest you forget, the real gift is spending precious time together, ok? [[nid:717515]] This article was first published in
